Joseph Kuo
(Kuo Nan-Hung)
- Iron Man
- Mighty One
- 18 Bronzemen
- Shaolin Kids
- Mission Impossible
- Superior Darter
- Triangular Duel
- The 8 Masters
- Blazing Temple
- Rikisha Kuri
- Born Invincible
- Shaolin Brothers
- Hero of Kwantung
- Son of a Swordsman
- 7 Grandmasters
- Shaolin Kung Fu
- The Cavalier
- Mystery of Chess-Boxing
- Dragon's Claws
- The Old Master
- 36 Deadly Styles
- Unbeaten 28
- Swordsman of All Swordsmen
- Matchless Conqueror
- Return of the 18 Bronzemen
- World of the Drunken Master
- Seizure Soul Sword of a Blind Girl
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One of my favorite directors, he was a trendsetter when he started of his career in Taiwan. In 1970, he would sign with Shaw Brothers studios and go on to direct Mission Impossible and The Mighty One before leaving the studio. A martial-arts visionary, he would unknowingly "raise-the-bar" when he directed the classic 18 Bronzemen. The scenes that he filmed showing the training rituals of the Shaolin Temple have become synonymous with the kung-fu films (and fans) around the world.
This was done almost 2-years before Liu Chia-Liang shot 36th Chambers of Shaolin and took it a step further making the training sequences almost half the movie. Not only did he help the careers of Carter Wong, Polly Shang-Kuan, Chang Yi, and Tien Peng. but Barry Chan, Yi Yuen, Li I-Min, Mark Long, and Jack Long as well. He even had his own film company "Hong Hwa", which put out (and Produced) a number of excellent films. Some of the films with his name attched to them have also become classics themselves like - 7 Grandmasters, Mystery of Chess-Boxing, Dragons Claws, Born Invincible, Return of th 18 Bronzemen, and World of the Drunken Master have all appeared of most fans favorites list.
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My Favorite Films:
- 18 Bronzemen 2
- Blazing Temple
- 7 Grandmasters
- Born Invincible
- Dragon's Claws
- Shaolin Kung Fu
- Mystery of Chess-Boxing